The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-23
Gradual Confscation

The financial condition of the country
is such that great and growing concern
is felt for the future of the producing
classes of our people. The depreciation
In the price OF our products has a cores
pondlng effect on all our real estate. And
we can see nothing for us in the future but
the confscation of our property. In this
state of affairs, in a country like ours,
rich in those products that are everywhere
in demand, we conclude that there is
something awfully wrong. Some may ask:
If our products are in demand, why are
they not bought up? We answer, because
the people have not the where with to buy.
But it may be asked: Why have they not
the where-with to buy? To this we an
swer, that all legislation for more than
twenty years has been in the interest of
corporations, and monied monopoly. In
this brief period class legislation has
developed about 1000 millionaires in our
country, while it has pauperized millions
OF the producing classes, the only class
that produces dime of wealth for the
nation. Now as the power to coin money,
regulate the value thereof, and foreign
coin and to fix the standard of weights and
measures, is vested in Congress, we demand
of our prospective Representative that he
use his best endeavors for the general in
terest. To this end we ask that he adyo-
cate the issuance of irredeemable u. S.
Treasury notes, full legal tender, receivable
for all debts, public and private; and that
it be issued directly to the people, at the
same rate at which ii is now loaned to the
banks, VIZ: One per cent. on the security
OF real estate, the amount to be determined
per capita, by the wisdom of Congress.
We furthermore ask that he zealously adj
vocate the liquidation of the National
debt as rapidly as possible, that no more
money lie idle in National Treasury than
is necessary to. conduct the government,
economically administered. TO avoid any
further contraction and consequent confs-
cation, we favor the issuance of not less
than S60,000,000 annually, to meet the
demands of the increase of population.
We should like to hear from Col Hooker
We are aware that it is to the interest OF
salaried officers to increase the value OF
the dollar, but "what is fun to the boys is
death to the frogs"
sIGNER's NAMES.
Joseph Crisler, A. NJ. Cranberry, G. W.
Carraway, J. r. White, n. NJ. Holdings
worth, E. F. Rimes, w. B. Haley, J. E.
Sturges, r. E. Tenny, J. d. Taylor, t. ].
LyncH, hooert mcOoWen, u. -. hnymes,
w. J. Crisler, Jesse r. Jones, NJ. D., J. d.
Hollingsworth, E. Martin, Chas. Martin,
E. d. Mcfarland, Willis Hand, H. q.
Holllngsworth, Jesse McClelland, c. Stan
differ, II. L. Coker, A. Halcombe, E. o.
McGowen, w. g. Cooper. John George,
Joe F. Crisler, r. w. Kendall. 1. w.
Smith, Thomas Graves, o. o. Wolfe, X. b.
Coker, r. NJ. Mccoy, C. B. Kyle, L. A.
CRANBERRY. William Cranberry, c. C..
Clements, A. J. Ainsworth, w. NJ. Aims
worth, J. E. Bridgers, J. Bridgers, T. L.
Holiday, Jno. Lynch, w. S. Gallman, J
NJ. Gallman, J. c. Gallman, J. NJ. Stringer,
H. c. Lewis, r. P. Underwood, w. A.
Owens, r. B. Owens, I. J. Owens. w. NJ.
Sanders, O. @. Sanders, III. c. Dees, d.
Loftin, Robert Cranberry.
Terry, Miss, February Is, 1887.